Paal payasam (Rice Kheer)

I start drooling whenever I think about the rice kheer my mom makes. One of my favorite desserts ever since childhood days. Rice kheer was my first choice for the special delicacy that I get on birthdays when I was a kid. I have slightly altered Mom’s recipe.

Paal Payasam (Rice Kheer)r:

Preparation Time : 5 min | Cooking Time : 40 mins | Serves : 3

Recipe Category: Dessert

Ingredients:

Raw Rice – 1/4 cup

Whole Milk – 4 cups

Sugar – 1/2 cup

Cardamom – 2 pods

Condensed Milk – 1/4 cup

Ghee – 2 tsp

Cashew and Pista – as needed, to garnish

Method:

Add ghee/butter to the pan, saute rice and cardamom in medium flame for a min. No need to cook till it changes colors. In a mixer grind the rice to a coarse powder (just break the rice)

Add the coarse powdered rice, 3 cups of milk, 1 tsp of ghee and 2 tbsp of water into a pressure cook and cook till you hear 2 whistles

Once the pressure is realized, open the cooker, add 1 cups of boiled milk and cook for 10 minutes. Add sugar and condensed milk. Continue boiling in low flame for another 10 minutes till it becomes slightly thick. Garnish with roasted Cashew and raw pista

My Notes:

You can use Basmati Rice instead of Raw Rice

Can add Saffron soaked in milk for extra flavour

Milk Kheer becames thicker over period of time so keep that in mind when deciding on the consistency while switching off